Coat of arms of Cluj-Napoca
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| Coat of arms of Cluj-Napoca | |
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| Armiger | Cluj-Napoca City Government |
| Adopted | 1996 (used illegally until 2007) |
| Crest | A seven tower mural crown |
| Escutcheon | party per fess; or, bearing a argent Dacian Draco; dexter: azure, a Minerva; sinister: gules, the Monument of the Memorandists |
| Supporters | None |
| Motto | None |
| Use | On the City hall's and Local Council's documents |
The coat of arms of Cluj-Napoca is the heraldic symbol standing for the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The city's first recorded coat of arms dates back to 1369, and since then, the coat of arms has mostly kept its features, until 1948. In 1970 a new coat of arms was designed by the communist authorities, inserting the original heraldic symbol.
The current design dates from 1996, when the former mayor Gheorghe Funar organised a contest for the new city symbol. It was used ilegally until 2007, when the new mayor Emil Boc oblidged The National Cometee of Heraldry, Genealogy ans Sealography of Romania in the court to give it's agreement regarding the new coat of arms, although it does not respect any heraldric rule, nor it depicts any link to the history of the city.
[edit] Description and symbolism
The current shield of Cluj-Napoca is party per fess; or, bearing a argent Dacian Draco. The upper part is of . The lower part is party per pale. The dexter part is of azure, bearing a Minerva. The sinister part is of gules, bearing the Monument of the Memorandists
The shield is topped by a mural crown with seven towers, which shows the city's status as a county seat.
The symbolism of the coat of arms is unknown.
[edit] History
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[edit] References
- Ştefan Pascu, Viorica Marica - Clujul medieval, Editura Meridiane, Bucureşti, 1969
- Alicu Dorin - Cluj-Napoca, de la începuturi până azi, Editura Clusium, Cluj-Napoca, 1995
- Bodea Gheorghe - Clujul vechi şi nou, Cluj-Napoca, 2002
- Coat of Arms of Cluj-Napoca, in Gazeta de Cluj
- Adrian Andrei Rusu, Burgul lui „Matei” Corvin
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